Stay Tuned for (BLANK), followed by (BLANK) by HightB

Champion(s):

BarkerC
"We fight for better days."


Runner(s)-Up:

GrecoD


Quiz Description

Network synergy (or lack thereof) works in strange ways. Sometimes, it involves that prime slot of airspace after the Super Bowl. Sometimes, it's handling angry executives and viewers upset that their show is delayed. It may also bring up memories of setting your VCR to program your favorite Sunday night show, only to add an extra 30 minutes to the recording time in case your market has the doubleheader game (though I heard that isn't such a big deal if you live on the West Coast).

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1 BarkerC 473 98 15
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2 GrecoD 406 96 15
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3 helitzur 403 94 15
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4 WeikleB 402 92 15
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5 JWright 395 90 15
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6 BurgerM 387 88 15
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7 MarcotteM 353 86 15
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8 GoldsteinB 352 84 15
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9 ChernicoffS 350 82 15
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10 SorensonG 349 80 15
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11 GoodmanDL 344 78 15
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12 HealyT 333 76 00
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13 KaufmanK 311 73 15
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14 PerryS 305 70 15
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14 ConnorA 305 70 15
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16 LuskT 301 67 15
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17 RickEmpty 297 65 15
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18 IngramB 296 63 00
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19 randalleng 290 61 15
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20 RobinJRichards 288 59 15
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21 ChrisRosenberg 280 57 00
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22 HessJa 278 55 00
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23 SpoeriJ 266 53 00
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24 BruceM 265 51 15
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25 BeningoS 256 48 15
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26 OBrienF 255 46 00
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31 GrahamJ 223 36 15
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Questions:

A special interview by Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" followed Super Bowl 26, where Bill and Hillary Clinton were interviewed regarding allegations of an long-term affair between Mr. Clinton and this woman.

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Gennifer FLOWERS

In one of the most notorious events of network pre-emptions, NBC viewers west of the Rockies were unable to see the end of an AFL contest between these two teams so that the regularly scheduled movie "Heidi" would start on time. Name both teams.

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Oakland RAIDERS, New York JETS

The longevity of this Sunday night CBS program that was normally broadcast between 60 Minutes and a movie coincided with the long-running duo of Pat Summerall and John Madden and a running gag where Summerall would slowly enunciate the name of said mystery show.

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MURDER, SHE WROTE

When the Summerall and Madden broadcast duo moved to FOX in 1994, Summerall could have used the gag mentioned in the previous question twice in the 1995 playoffs for this short-lived sketch comedy show featuring Luis Guzman and John Leguizamo.

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HOUSE OF BUGGIN'

Sticking with FOX, those who stuck around to see the end of Denver's convincing win over Atlanta in January 1999 could see the debut episode of this animated series, followed by a special "Simpsons".

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FAMILY GUY

With CBS holding the broadcast rights to Super Bowl 50, FOX now plans to air the first episode of the revival of this program after the NFC Championship game on January 24, 2016. The original series was a Super Bowl lead-out program after the Packers defeated the Patriots in New Orleans.

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The X-FILES

From 1977 to Sept 1983, NBC had the opportunity to promote this analyst's television dramas on the network, as he had a supporting role on "Little House on the Prairie" before a two-season run as the lead on "Father Murphy". Name this NFL Hall of Famer.

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Merlin OLSEN

In January 1980, an AFC Championship rematch between the Oilers and the homestanding Steelers coincided with the NBC premiere of "Skag", a critically acclaimed but short lived series that featured the return of this "Streets of San Francisco" star to network television as a Pittsburgh-area mill foreman.

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Karl MALDEN

Game 6 of the 1986 World Series caused a scheduled airing of "Saturday Night Live" to be taped and aired two weeks later. Name EITHER the host, who starred in the films "8 Million Ways to Die" and "Nobody's Fool" in 1986, OR the musical guest, who performed "Emotion in Motion" off of his album "This Side of Paradise".

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ROSANNA ARQUETTE or Ric OCASEK

Sticking with SNL, a February 10, 2001 episode featuring Jennifer Lopez as the host and musical guest was on a 45-minute tape delay due to a double overtime game between the Chicago Enforcers and Los Angeles Xtreme from this short-lived sports league.

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XFL

Although college basketball fans look forward to the first two days of March Madness, coverage of games on CBS does result in the preemption of their two remaining daily afternoon soap operas. Name either soap.

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YOUNG and the RESTLESS, BOLD and the BEAUTIFUL

And not to forget the American Broadcasting Company, name this executive who led ABC Sports from 1968 to 1986, bringing "Monday Night Football" into being as well as running ABC News from 1977 onward into the 1990's, where "20/20" and "Nightline" were developed on his watch. Just before his death in the fall of 2002, he was award the first Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.

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Roone ARLEDGE